Happy holidays, CSA friends! Speaking of holidays, we will be closed Monday, 12/25, and Monday, 1/1/18, in the name of rest + festivity! The holidays will not effect our normal CSA schedule; so if you pick up your box in Chestertown, Elkton, or Newark, expect to do the same on both Wednesdays (12/27 & 12/3), as usual.

We are also approaching the Winter Solstice this coming Thursday! The first day of winter and shortest amount of the daylight in the year, from then on our days will be growing longer…an inspiring thought, so enjoy the darkness while it lasts!

Our broccoli crop this year is so precious — we planted about 2 weeks too late, so please enjoy this crown jewel of your box! Raw or lightly cooked is the way to go. You’ll notice we’ve included quite a few leaves with that crown, please include them in your cooking, they are delicious and, naturally, nutritious.

Welcome to the winter season of our CSA! Prepare to be delighted for the next 10 weeks by tender, luscious greens, and remarkable root veggies!

So what the heck is the difference between a rutabaga (left) and a turnip (right), anyway? They are both members of the Brassica family; excellent roasted, in soups, stews, mashed, you name it! Rutabagas are slightly sweeter than turnips, and are more golden than white. We never wax our root veggies (common practice for grocery produce), so you will find there is no need to peel your turnip before cooking it. We generally do peel our rutabagas, as they have a slightly thicker skin, though you can bet we will be running a test in our home kitchen tonight to investigate further…stay tuned! However you prepare your root veggies this week, we hope you have fun doing it!